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Topic: How long does it take to recover from malaria? (Read 837 times)

Thorwald asked the Naked Scientists: Hi ChrisI recently cotracted malaria. I am know in the third week after testing postive for malaria but now I have a problem climbing a flight of stairs is it normal if so how long will this last as I am getting impatient now and just want to get on with my normal daily life?What do you think?

It is not a disease which routinely cures itself, so you need medical treatment.

There are several strains of malaria parasite, and some cause more severe disease than others.Some can hide out in parts of your body that are not reached by drugs, and can cause relapses.Worse still, some strains of malaria are resistant to the common drugs used to treat it. If you have one of these strains, the standard dose of medication will not cure you.

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